Edgar S. Maclay letters

Collection

Identifier: MS 0147

Staff Only

Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

Letters written by Maclay to Admiral Thomas A. Stevens mentioning his intention to write a comprehensive account of the Navy’s part in the U.S. Civil War. The letters also request the Admiral’s help in obtaining for Maclay the position of lighthouse keeper in Jefferson Harbor, Long Island, New York.

Dates

Creation: 1894 - 1895

Creator

Maclay, Edgar S. (Person)

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish from the Maclay letters, MS 147, must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical Note

Naval historian Edgar Stanton Maclay, 1863-1919, was the author of "History of the United States Navy, 1775 to 1894."

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (3 letters (1 folder))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

Letters written by Maclay to Admiral Thomas A. Stevens mentioning his intention to write a comprehensive account of the Navy’s part in the U.S. Civil War.